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Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu was attacked by his own right-wing allies, who accused him of disrespecting the Shabbat tradition barring Jews from working on Saturday by greeting the country’s Olympic champion.
Rhythmic gymnast Linoy Ashram became just the third Olympic gold medal winner in Israel’s history, after beating Russia’s Dina Averina for the title in a controversial decision by the referees in Tokyo on Saturday. The Israeli dropped her ribbon, which is considered a grave mistake in the discipline, but was still placed first, to the shock of the Russian delegation, experts, and fans.
>The Israeli dropped her ribbon, which is considered a grave mistake in the discipline, but was still placed first, to the shock of the Russian delegation, experts, and fans.
https://twitter.com/netanyahu/status/1424069756651458568
Linoy - the excitement of an entire country! you're the best. The Israeli flag is hoisted both in your heart and above the greatest powers in the world. I also called Miri Regev and thanked her for doubling the financial assistance to our champions to ensure we won. Good week to the people of Israel!
>I also called Miri Regev and thanked her for doubling the financial assistance to our champions to ensure we won.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miri_Regev
Israeli politician and a former Brigadier-general in the Israel Defense Forces, in which she served as IDF Spokeswoman. She is a member of the Knesset for Likud. She also previously served as Minister of Culture and Sport and as Minister of Transportation. On 14 June 2017, she was appointed acting PM to serve while PM Netanyahu would be abroad.
Illegal immigration
In May 2012, at a demonstration against illegal immigrants in Tel Aviv, Regev said that "Sudanese infiltrators are a cancer in the nation's body". She later said that the quote was misrepresented, and, while justifying the comparison, apologized for seeming to compare human beings to cancer.
LGBT rights
Regev met with LGBT community members of her party, and said (in parallel to social activism), that "not only the left can support and embrace the gay community".
>Linoy Ashram became just the third Olympic gold medal winner in Israel’s history
https://denver.cbslocal.com/2021/08/11/mesa-county-voting-system-passwords/
Mesa County District Attorney Conducts Criminal Investigation After Posting Of Election System Passwords
Colorado state officials are investigating a county election office after passwords for its voting systems were posted online, the Secretary of State announced Monday. The breach included specific passwords from Mesa County’s voting equipment, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold said in a statement.
The passwords were posted on a far-right blog, according to a spokesperson from Griswold’s office.
Griswold called it a “serious breach” in a statement, but said it did not happen during the past election or create any risk to state elections.
It is likely that the passwords were collected during software updates to voting equipment in Mesa County on May 25, 2021, Griswold said.
“Yesterday I ordered the Mesa County Clerk and Recorder to comply with inspection of election equipment, video footage, and other documents in the county. The Clerk’s Office must prove that chain of custody remains intact and that there has been no unauthorized access to voting equipment in the county. Failure to do so will result in decertification of the specific voting equipment in Mesa. Colorado has the best election system in the nation, with built in security redundancies. As Secretary of State, my number one priority is to ensure all election security protocols are followed and to safeguard Coloradans’ right to vote,” said Griswold in a statement.
Officials have asked to inspect the county’s election equipment and other relevant materials from the county clerk and recorder, including surveillance recordings and documents. If violations are found, it could lead to decertification of the county’s voting machines.
Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein has launched a criminal investigation. He said he hasn’t spoken to Tina Peters, the Clerk and Recorder for Mesa County, in quite some time.
Mesa County is a mostly rural county in western Colorado that includes the city of Grand Junction.
State Republicans called for an audit into Dominion Voting Systems after the 2020 election but elections officials have repeatedly denounced statements questioning Colorado’s election integrity and Dominion has refuted claims about any deleted or changed votes.
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